Havana Dreams
A Story of a Cuban Family
$29.13
- Paperback
248 pages
- Release Date
27 April 1999
Summary
A fascinating, powerfully evocative story of four generations of Cuban women, through whose lives the author illuminates a vivid picture–both personal and historical–of Cuba in our century.
“When I want to read a culture,” writes Wendy Gimbel in her prologue, “I listen to stories about families, sensing in their contours the substance of larger mysteries.” And certainly in the Revuelta family she has found a source of both mystery and revelation.
At its center is Naty–born in …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679750703 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0679750703 |
| Author: | Wendy Gimbel |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Release Date: | 27 April 1999 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Vintage |
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About The Author
Wendy Gimbel
Wendy Gimbel made many childhood visits to the family of her paternal grandmother in pre-Castro Cuba. She later went on to receive a Ph.D. in English literature, and is the author of a scholarly book on Edith Wharton. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, Vogue, Mirabella, The Nation, and other publications. She has two grown sons and lives with her husband in New York City.
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